Agniveshyagrihyasutra 2.6.1
Āgniveśyagṛhyasūtra 2.6.1
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2.6.1.1
athāta ācamanavidhiṃ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ \
Now, therefore, we shall explain the rule for the sipping of water.
2.6.1.2
prāṅmukha udaṅmukho vā dvau pāṇī prakṣāḷya baddhaśikho yajñopavītī jale vātha sthale vāntarjānu navivarāṅguḷībhiḥ gokarṇākṛtivat karaṃ kṛtvā tiṣṭhan na praṇato na hasanna jalpan na vrajan noṣṇābhirna vivarṇābhirna budbudābhiḥ na calo jalaṃ māṣamagnamātraṃ pibet \
Facing east or facing north, having washed both hands, with his topknot bound, wearing the sacred thread, in water or on land, between the knees, with fingers without gaps, having made the hand like the shape of a cow's ear, not standing, not bending down, not laughing, not chatting, not walking, not with hot [water], not with discolored [water], not with bubbly [water], not moving, he should drink an amount of water just sufficient to submerge a māṣa bean.
2.6.1.3
brāhmaṇasya dakṣiṇe haste pañca tīrthāni pañca daivatāni bhavanti \
In a Brahmin's right hand there are five sacred spots and five deities.
2.6.1.4
aṅgulīmadhye daivaṃ tīrthaṃ aṅgulyagre ārṣaṃ tīrtham aṅguṣṭhatarjanyormadhye paitṛkaṃ tīrtham aṅguṣṭhamūlasyottarato rekhāsu brāhmaṃ tīrtham madhye agnitīrtham \
Between the fingers is the divine sacred spot; at the tip of the fingers is the sacred spot of the Ṛṣis; between the thumb and the forefinger is the ancestral sacred spot; at the base of the thumb, north of the lines, is the sacred spot of Brahmā; in the middle is the sacred spot of Agni.
2.6.1.5
aṅguṣṭhe agniḥ pradeśinyāṃ vāyuḥ madhye prajāpatiḥ anāmikāyāṃ brahmā kaniṣṭhikāyāmindraḥ \
In the thumb is Agni; in the forefinger is Vāyu; in the middle finger is Prajāpati; in the ring finger is Brahmā; in the little finger is Indra.
2.6.1.6
atha trirācāmet praṇavena \
Then he should sip water three times with the sacred syllable Om.
2.6.1.7
prathamaṃ yat pibati tena ṛgvedaṃ prīṇāti \
By that which he drinks first, he pleases the Ṛgveda.
2.6.1.8
dvitīyaṃ yat pibati tena yajurvedaṃ prīṇāti \
By that which he drinks second, he pleases the Yajurveda.
2.6.1.9
tṛtīyaṃ yat pibati tena sāmavedaṃ prīṇāti \
By that which he drinks third, he pleases the Sāmaveda.
2.6.1.10
prathamaṃ yat parimṛjati tenātharvavedaṃ prīṇāti \
By that which he wipes first, he pleases the Atharvaveda.
2.6.1.11
dvitīyaṃ yat parimṛjati tena itihāsaṃ prīṇāti \
By that which he wipes second, he pleases the Itihāsa.
2.6.1.12
yad upaspṛśati tenāgniṃ yat pādāvabhyukṣate tena viṣṇuṃ sahyaṃ pitṝn cirasyā ṛṣīn tena candrādityau yannāsike tena prāṇāpānau yacchrotraṃ tena diśo yadbāhū tena indraṃ yannābhiṃ tena pṛthivīṃ yad hṛdayaṃ tena rudraṃ yacchirastena saptarṣīn prīṇāti \
When he touches [water], by that he pleases Agni; when he sprinkles both feet, by that Viṣṇu; [...] the ancestors; [...] the Ṛṣis; by that the moon and the sun; when [he touches] both nostrils, by that the in-breath and the out-breath; when the ear, by that the quarters; when both arms, by that Indra; when the navel, by that the earth; when the heart, by that Rudra; when the head, by that he pleases the seven Ṛṣis.
2.6.1.13
aṅguṣṭhānāmikābhyāṃ tu cakṣuṣī samupaspṛśet pradeśinyaṅguṣṭhābhyāṃ tu nāsike aṅguṣṭhakaniṣṭhikābhyāṃ śrotre madhyamāṅguṣṭhaābhyāṃ bāhvoḥ aṅguṣṭhena nābhau aṅgulyagreṇa hṛdi sarveṣāmaṅgulītalānāṃ tu śirasi iti sarvān kāmān samardhayantu iti \
With the thumb and ring finger he should touch the two eyes; with the forefinger and thumb the two nostrils; with the thumb and little finger the two ears; with the middle finger and thumb both arms; with the thumb the navel; with the finger-tip the heart; and with the palms of all fingers the head, saying: "May they fulfil all desires!"
2.6.1.14
atha ūrdhvaṃ snānavidhiṃ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ \
Hereafter, we shall explain the rule for bathing.
2.6.1.15
snānārthaṃ mṛdamutkhanati
For the purpose of bathing, he digs up earth:
2.6.1.v-16
mṛttike hana me pāpaṃ yanmayā duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam \
"O earth, destroy my sin, whatever misdeed has been done by me!
2.6.1.v-17
tvayā hatena pāpena jivāmi śaradaḥ śatam \\
With sin destroyed by you, may I live a hundred autumns!
2.6.1.18
mṛttike dehi me puṣṭiṃ tvayi sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam \
O earth, grant me nourishment; upon you everything is established!"
2.6.1.19
iti \
—thus [saying],
2.6.1.20
apa ānayati \
he brings water.
2.6.1.v-21
gandhadvārāṃ durādharṣāṃ nityapuṣṭāṃ karīṣiṇīm \
"Her whose door is fragrant, difficult to overcome, constantly thriving, rich in cow dung,
2.6.1.v-22
īśvarīm̐ sarvabhūtānāṃ tāmihopahvaye śriyam \\
the ruler of all beings—that Śrī I summon here!"
2.6.1.23
iti piṇḍīkaroti \\1\\
With this, he rolls it into a ball.
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